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Ya-Na
This is a tree of the monarchs of the traditional Kingdom of Dagbon, the kingdom of the Dagomba people, located in northern Ghana. The term ''Yaa-Naa'' means "king of strength" in the Dagbani language. It was adopted by king (''Naa'') Shitobu, and has since been the term for the king of Dagbon. See also *Ghana *Gold Coast *Lists of office-holders References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dagbon Rulers Rulers A ruler, sometimes called a rule, line gauge, or scale, is a device used in geometry and technical drawing, as well as the engineering and construction industries, to measure distances or draw straight lines. Variants Rulers have long ... Lists of African rulers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Dagbon
The Kingdom of Dagbon is one of the oldest and most organised traditional kingdoms in Ghana founded by the Dagomba people (Dagbamba) in the 11th century. During its rise, it comprised, at various points, the Northern, Upper West, Upper East and North East regions of present-day Ghana. Since Ghana's independence in 1957, the Kingdom just like all of Ghana's kingdoms and ethnic states has assumed a traditional, customary role. Oral histories of the Kingdom tell that it was founded by a warrior named Tohazie (c. 1250), who arrived in present-day northern Ghana in the 11th century with his cavalry men from east of Lake Chad, stopping in Zamfara, present-day northern Nigeria, and in the Mali Empire, before settling in northern Ghana. These histories tell of numerous engagements with neighbouring peoples throughout this early period until the early 18th century, when the capital of the kingdom was moved to the city of Yendi by a famous king Naa Luro. Around this time, Islam arrive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagomba People
The Dagombas are a Gur ethnic group of northern Ghana, numbering more than 2.3 million people. They inhabit the Northern Region of Ghana in the sparse savanna region below the sahelian belt, known as the Sudan. They speak the Dagbani language which belongs to the Mole-Dagbani sub-group of the Gur languages. There are around 1 to 2 million speakers of Dagbani. The Dagomba are historically related to the Mossi people. The Mohi/Mossi now have their homeland in central present-day Burkina Faso. The homeland of the Dagomba is called Dagbon and covers about 20,000 km2 in area. Naa Gbewaa is regarded as the founder of Dagbon. Dagomba are one of the ethnic groups with a sophisticated oral tradition woven around drums and other musical instruments. Thus, most of their history, until quite recently, has been passed down via oral tradition with drummers as professional griots. According to oral tradition, the political history of Dagbon has its origin in the life story of a legend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagbani Language
Dagbani (or Dagbane), also known as Dagbanli and Dagbanle, is a Gur language spoken in Ghana and Northern Togo. Its native speakers are estimated around 3,160,000. It is a compulsory subject in primary and junior high school in the Dagbon Kingdom, which covers the eastern part of Ghana. Dagbani is the most widely spoken language in northern Ghana, especially among acephalous tribes overseen by the King of Dagbon, the ''Ya-Na''. It is closely related to and mutually intelligible with the Mampelle language, also spoken in Northern Region, Ghana. Dagbani is also similar to the other languages of the same subgroup spoken in this region, the Dagaare and Wali languages, spoken in Upper West Region of Ghana, and the Frafra language, spoken in Upper East Region of Ghana. In Togo In Togo, Dagbani is spoken in the Savanes Region at the border with Ghana. Dialects Dagbani has a major dialect split between Eastern Dagbani, centred on the traditional capital town of Yendi, and Western Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naa Sumani Zoli
NAA or Naa may refer to: People * Naa Ashorkor (born 1988), Ghanaian actress and radio/ TV broadcaster * Naa Govindasamy (1946–1999), Singaporean Tamil-language writer and computer font developer * Naa Someswara, Indian science writer and TV presenter Businesses and organizations Airports and aviation * Narita International Airport Corporation, Japan * Narrabri Airport (IATA code NAA), New South Wales, Australia * National Aeronautic Association, US * National Aviation Academy, training school in the US * National aviation authority or civil aviation authority, in each country * North American Airlines, founded 1989, ceased operations 2014 * North American Aviation, major US aerospace manufacturer from 1928 to 1967 * Norwegian Air Argentina, an Argentinian airline In other fields * National Academy of Arbitrators, US and Canada * National Academy of Arts, Bulgaria * National Anthropological Archives of the Smithsonian Institution, US * National Archives of Australia * Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
